General Education 42
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or higher.
MATH 1054: Requires a grade of C or higher. With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an elective.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 11
CHEM 1083 and CHEM 1084: Requires a grade of C or higher.
Additional Required Courses 19-20
Additional Required Courses 19-20
CHEM 2581, CHEM 2581L: Requires a grade of C or higher. Lecture course must be taken concurrently or prior to the corresponding lab.
PHYS 2091: Requires a grade of C or higher.
Academic Major 38-39
Major Required Courses 24
BIO 3614: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.
Major Electives 11-12
Biology courses intended for Biology majors at 2000-4000 level are eligible as Biology Major Electives.
At least 6 credits must be at the 3000-4000 level. Requires a grade of C or higher. Lecture course must be taken concurrently or prior to the corresponding lab. Maximum of 2 credits for BIO 1996 or BIO 3900 are allowed. BIO 2402, BIO 2403, BIO 2404 are excluded because these are non-major courses. BIO 1996 is an optional course.
Major/GE Capstone Course 3
BIO 4970: All major courses require a grade of C or higher.
Free Electives 19-21
At least 50% of Free Electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 Level. (At least 10 credits)
BIO 1996 (Optional) Introduction to Biological Research (1 credit).
BIO 3291, BIO 3292 or BIO 3293 (Optional) Biology Internship Courses (1-3 credits).